Tyler Lamb (born May 16, 1991) is a Thai-American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for

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and

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. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland, Thailand.

Early life

Lamb was born in

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. His mother, Cherry, is Thai, and his father, Terry, is American. Lamb attended Mater Dei High in Santa Ana.

College career

Lamb started his college career for the

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in 2010. After three years, he transferred to

. After starting all but one game for the Bruins in 2011–12, he was concerned about not receiving enough playing time with

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, Kyle Anderson, Jordan Adams and

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in the mix at guard for UCLA. He averaged 5.8 points and 2.3

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per game in his career with the Bruins. In his first season with Long Beach State in 2013–14, Lamb was named second-team all-conference in the

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Professional career

Lamb signed with the

TaiwanBeer HeroBears The TaiwanBeer HeroBears ( zh, 台灣啤酒英熊) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They had competed in the T1 League and played their home games at the University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium (2021–23) ...

of the

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on February 23, 2022. After playing for two clubs in Asia, Lamb signed a player contract with the

on July 29, 2024. The preseason match held on September 7 saw him start a team-high 15 points. Lamb was injured in the game on November 2, 2024, and placed on the injured list on the 12th. Lamb was removed from injured list on December 27, 2024, and returned play the next game. On January 18, 2025, Lamb participated in the 'B.LEAGUE ASIA RISING STAR GAME', scoring 8 points and recording 6 assists. However, from January 25 to March 15, Lamb was removed from the roster due to conditioning issues. Lamb returned to action on March 22 and appeared in every remaining game until the team was eliminated in the playoff semifinals.

National team career

In 2017, Tyler Lamb played for the Thai national team at the

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, where they won bronze. The following year, he made his FIBA debut in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 SEABA Pre-Qualifier. The national team advanced to the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. In 2019, he rejoined the national team for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games men's basketball tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamb, Tyler 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Hong Kong American expatriate basketball people in Thailand American sportspeople of Thai descent ASEAN Basketball League players Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Eastern Sports Club basketball players Kumamoto Volters players Long Beach State Beach men's basketball players Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) alumni SEA Games medalists in basketball

Tyler Lamb Tyler Lamb (born May 16, 1991) is a Thai-American professional basketball player for the Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. He played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland ...

Basketball players from West Covina, California TaiwanBeer HeroBears players T1 League Asian imports Thai expatriates in Hong Kong Thai expatriates in Taiwan

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